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Toposaurus: a humorous treasury of toponyms: an entertaining assortment of familiar words and phrases derived from place names--and their colorful origins

By John D. Jacobson

Book information

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year
1990
ISBN
0471527726, 9780471527725
LCC
PE1582.A3 J3 1990
Open Library ID
OL1874471M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1428028 bytes)
Pages
254\254
DPI
600
Scanned
no
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

This study presents the origins of more than 300 common words and phrases, each including or pertaining to names of places. "Toposaurus" is filled with amusing histories on a wide variety of toponyms, each meticulously researched and guaranteed to enlighten and amuse the reader.

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